diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d945a0dff..b520c0dd6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-09-29 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org> 
+	* src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py: read region tag in xml
+	* src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py: output region tag in xml (=subsection of picture)
+	* src/Editors/_EditMediaRef.py: make sure rectangle is none if nothing given
+
 2007-09-29 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org> 
 	* src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py: remove bug: no more creation of objects if bookmark is found with
 	handle that is not in database. This causes corruption of database!
diff --git a/src/Editors/_EditMediaRef.py b/src/Editors/_EditMediaRef.py
index 0bcda671e..5ed4c27e1 100644
--- a/src/Editors/_EditMediaRef.py
+++ b/src/Editors/_EditMediaRef.py
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@ class EditMediaRef(EditReference):
             )
 
         if (coord[0] == None and coord[1] == None
-            and coord[2] == None and coord[3] == None):
+                and coord[2] == None and coord[3] == None) or (
+            coord[0] == 0 and coord[1] == 0
+                and coord[2] == 0 and coord[3] == 0
+           ):
             coord = None
 
         self.source_ref.set_rectangle(coord)
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py b/src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py
index fb9ae6785..4112bcb34 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
             "families"   : (None, self.stop_families),
             "family"     : (self.start_family, self.stop_family),
             "rel"        : (self.start_rel, None),
+            "region"     : (self.start_region, None),
             "father"     : (self.start_father, None),
             "first"      : (None, self.stop_first),
             "call"       : (None, self.stop_call),
@@ -1189,6 +1190,13 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
             self.person.add_media_reference(self.objref)
         elif self.placeobj:
             self.placeobj.add_media_reference(self.objref)
+            
+    def start_region(self,attrs):
+        rect = (int(attrs.get('corner1_x')),
+                int(attrs.get('corner1_y')),
+                int(attrs.get('corner2_x')),
+                int(attrs.get('corner2_y')) )
+        self.objref.set_rectangle(rect)
 
     def start_object(self,attrs):
         gramps_id = self.map_oid(attrs['id'])
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py b/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
index e58f52925..bb99ed2c6 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
@@ -911,11 +911,30 @@ class XmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
                 self.g.write(' priv="1"')
             proplist = photo.get_attribute_list()
             refslist = photo.get_source_references()
+            rect = photo.get_rectangle()
+            if rect is not None :
+                corner1_x = rect[0]
+                corner1_y = rect[1]
+                corner2_x = rect[2]
+                corner2_y = rect[3]
+                if corner1_x==None : corner1_x = 0
+                if corner1_y==None : corner1_y = 0
+                if corner2_x==None : corner2_x = 0
+                if corner2_y==None : corner2_y = 0
+                #don't output not set rectangle
+                if (corner1_x == 0 and corner1_y == 0
+                    and corner2_x == 0 and corner2_y == 0
+                   ):
+                    rect = None
             if len(proplist) == 0 and len(refslist) == 0 \
-                                    and photo.get_note() == "":
+                    and photo.get_note() == "" and rect is None:
                 self.g.write("/>\n")
             else:
                 self.g.write(">\n")
+                if rect is not None :
+                    self.g.write(' %s<region corner1_x="%d" corner1_y="%d" '
+                                 'corner2_x="%d" corner2_y="%d"/>\n' % 
+                            (sp,corner1_x,corner1_y,corner2_x,corner2_y))
                 self.write_attribute_list(proplist,indent+1)
                 for ref in refslist:
                     self.dump_source_ref(ref,indent+1)